09-02-2016, 09:52 AM
'Mild' is telling the critic - "Look, I'd like some crit on this, but don't bother busting your balls over it - a brief scan would be enough. If you do more, then that's fine. Thanks for chipping in."
With 'Serious' you're taking up people's time and there's an obligation to respond with edits.
So I think the division is legitimate, if perhaps the nomenclature susceptible to misinterpretation.
'Novice' is clearly for the 'hot sun / round like a bun' type of poems.
'Miscellaneous' suggests 'don't waste your time critting. read and enjoy or do what you like'.
'Fun' is, well, fun.
'Members Only' is the best forum. My favourite. It's like that secret bathroom on the fifth floor that you can take a dump in without anybody noticing.
I think the idea is that if you post more oft, post in Mild to avoid wasting people's bandwidth in Serious.
If you seldom post and your poetry is reasonably ok, it's fine if you'd like to post in Serious.
With 'Serious' you're taking up people's time and there's an obligation to respond with edits.
So I think the division is legitimate, if perhaps the nomenclature susceptible to misinterpretation.
'Novice' is clearly for the 'hot sun / round like a bun' type of poems.
'Miscellaneous' suggests 'don't waste your time critting. read and enjoy or do what you like'.
'Fun' is, well, fun.
'Members Only' is the best forum. My favourite. It's like that secret bathroom on the fifth floor that you can take a dump in without anybody noticing.
I think the idea is that if you post more oft, post in Mild to avoid wasting people's bandwidth in Serious.
If you seldom post and your poetry is reasonably ok, it's fine if you'd like to post in Serious.
~ I think I just quoted myself - Achebe